Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 7.5% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 76.5% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$85.00
SVC743.33
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